Students in most Business graduate, IT graduate, and IT undergraduate programs will be transitioning to the integrated process for submission of performance assessments. During the transition, students may be submitting performance assessments in Taskstream or in their course.

To identify if you are part of the integrated submission process access your Course via the Student Portal and navigate to the assessment specific information.

Important Information in Submitting Performance Assessments

Maintaining academic authenticity is crucial to Western Governors University's (WGU) mission to provide competency-based degrees credible to both academic institutions and employers. It is the responsibility of everyone in the WGU community, students and faculty alike, to adhere to Academic Authenticity policies. As a part of WGU’s ongoing commitment to academic authenticity and student success, this is important as students complete their performance assessments. With each submission for an assessment, students are required to acknowledge understanding of and agreement to the Academic Authenticity policies. The process is a quick but essential improvement to protect the integrity of our institution and students' degrees.

What does this mean for students and how does it work?

Academic Authenticity Agreement Form

Step 1: When students have uploaded material and are ready to submit work, the “Submit” button is clicked.

Step 2: Once the “Submit” button is clicked, a Confirm Authenticity window opens. Students are reminded of the policies and guidelines for submitting original work. In addition, the bottom section contains Academic Authenticity statements and a check box to acknowledge understanding and agreement to these policies.

Text for Academic Authenticity Student Agreement as shown in the above screen shot:

"The value of your WGU degree depends on the quality and integrity of our assessment. Please read the following statements and confirm your agreement:

You have read WGU's Academic Authenticity Policy and agree to abide by it.

You pledge that the work you are submitting is your original work, and that the percentage of material quoted or paraphrased from another source falls within the requirements provided for the task.

You assert that all written and other sources that you have quoted, paraphrased, or summarized have been properly cited.

You agree not to disclose details of WGU assessment content or identify your work to others as a response to a specific WGU assessment.

You understand that if you fail to abide by these policies, you are subject to the discipline procedure set forth in WGU's Code of Student Conduct.

I confirm that all of these statements are true."

Step 3: Once the box is selected, students will be able to select the “Confirm and Submit” in order to confirm the agreement.

Step 5: A new confirmation confirmation window of submission is provided.